Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 227: Demonic Beast Taotie (Third Update)

"Ah~!"

The wolf bear let out a miserable scream as the True Solar Fire, being the utmost yang and unyielding, could burn even rotten corpse poison bees into flying ashes. Let alone a wolf bear?

"Sun Wukong, you dare?"

Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng was furious. He had thought that Sun Wukong would give him some face, but to his surprise, this monkey was so arrogant that he didn’t give any face at all!

"You see if I dare!"

Sun Wukong snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with a cold light, "This bastard’s life, I, Old Sun, have claimed it!"

Boom!

The True Solar Fire burst forth in full, completely engulfing the wolf bear within it. The fire’s intensity was so fierce that the wolf bear’s screams stopped abruptly. In an instant, it was burned to ashes without any remains left behind, not even its soul was spared, vanishing into nothingness.

Both body and spirit destroyed!

"Scoundrel!"

Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng was enraged. Sun Wukong’s actions were like a hard slap to his face, giving him a burning sensation. This bastard was openly slapping his face in front of everyone!

Uncle might endure, but Auntie cannot!

"Sun Wukong, you dare to abuse your power and murder a member of my Heavenly River Navy? Do you really think I would not dare to punish you?"

With a flash of light in his palm, the Nine-Toothed Nail Rake appeared in Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng’s hand. His face filled with rage and murderous intent as he glared at Sun Wukong, his eyes shining like cold lightning.

"Abuse my power? I, Old Sun, did not abuse my power. Are you blind? I, Old Sun, executed this bastard in broad daylight!"

Sun Wukong paid no mind to Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng’s threat. Turning around, he looked at Zhu Tianpeng on the marshal’s podium with a face full of provocation and scorn, "Marshal Tianpeng, if you are not convinced, just draw a line, and I, Old Sun, will accompany you to the end!"

He flipped his hand, and a golden light flashed. The Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod appeared in Sun Wukong’s hand, and with a fierce pound on the surface of the Heavenly River, the entire river boiled instantly. Wave after wave surged from the river behind Sun Wukong, shooting straight up to the sky, with an impressive momentum.

The tremendous pressure made everyone feel as if an ancient fierce beast was awakening, causing them all to change color and involuntarily take a step back.

"This demon monkey, such immense evil Qi!"

Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng was shocked. He knew Sun Wukong was formidable, but he didn’t expect him to be this terrifying - just the aura and pressure alone made him lose the urge to fight!

If he really had to face Sun Wukong alone, Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng even suspected whether he would be subdued by Sun Wukong within three moves?

"Great Saint, you have misunderstood. I’m not saying that the wolf bear doesn’t deserve death, just not by your hand. He should have been publicly tried and executed! But now, with the man already dead, there’s no point in pursuing this matter. Let’s end it here!"

Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng gave a light cough, his face suddenly switched to a smile, and gave Sun Wukong a nod, full of goodwill, then turned his gaze to the Heavenly River Navy, and proclaimed, "The wolf bear disobeyed military discipline, used poisonous insects, and stealthily attacked his peers, his methods were despicable and shameless.

He has been executed by the Great Sage Equalling Heaven as a warning to others. You all should take this as a caution, understand?"

"Understood!"

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All the members of the Heavenly River Navy shouted in unison, responding loudly, and their gaze towards Sun Wukong was filled with even more awe. Even Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng had to bow to Sun Wukong’s might and they better be careful from now on. They should not provoke this monkey; otherwise, they would end up like the wolf bear, dead in vain!

"The day is already late; the competition will continue tomorrow! This round is considered a victory for Qin Feng. Tomorrow, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven Sun Wukong will compete in person! Dismissed!"

At the command, Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng turned around and rose into the sky from the marshal’s podium, flying back to the Naval Marshal’s Mansion along with his two deputies, Chen Xueyou and Zhang Wenshan, without looking back.

"What a coward!"

Watching Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng’s retreating figure, Sun Wukong spat disdainfully, while deep inside he felt a wariness of him. That dead fatty Bajie had quite intricate schemes in his previous life. He thought he would be unable to resist a fight, but it turned out he could even endure such an insult.

It seemed that he had to be more cautious in the future, lest he be trapped by this dead fatty without realizing it!

Inside the inner hall of the Naval Marshal’s Mansion, in Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng’s residence.

"Bastard! This stinking monkey is simply too bullying, damn it!"

A teacup was viciously smashed to the ground by Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng, shattering into pieces. Zhu Tianpeng wore a furious expression, his gaze was incomparably sinister.

"Marshal, please calm your anger! Calm your anger!"

"Marshal, there’s no need to stoop to the demon monkey’s level; there will always be a way to deal with him!"

Deputy marshals Chen Xueyou and Zhang Wenshan kept smiling as they persuaded him continuously, at which Zhu Tianpeng’s face finally eased up somewhat, yet his eyes still carried a fierce glint.

"If there’s a way to deal with that stinking monkey, then spit it out already!"

Zhu Tianpeng, Marshal Tianpeng, took a deep breath to momentarily suppress the fury in his heart, looked at deputy marshals Chen Xueyou and Zhang Wenshan, and asked in a deep voice.

Sun Wukong hadn’t been felled by the thousand-day drunk, and the plan had taken a serious detour. It was likely that one of the three qualifying spots would be taken by him. With the demon monkey participating, the last spot remaining to ascend the platform to cultivate might no longer concern Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng; how could he not be anxious?

"This, um..."

Deputy marshals Chen Xueyou and Zhang Wenshan frowned; they couldn’t think of any good solutions at the moment. After all, with Sun Wukong’s cultivation strength being what it was, it would be hard to find someone who could stand against him, even within the entirety of the Heavenly Court’s Divine Generals, let alone the Heavenly River Navy!

Tricks and schemes seemed to be of no use; even the thousand-day drunk proved ineffective on him, and the corpse-rotting toxic bees were simply burned to ashes. What then could possibly deal with Sun Wukong?

Seeing the two deputy marshals stuttering and unable to utter a word, Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng’s face grew even darker: "If that demon monkey gets the spot to represent the Heavenly River Navy in the fight, then it is certain that one of you two will not make it through the selection. If I were you, I’d put that head to use and think of a way to deal with that demon monkey!"

"Marshal, allow us to carefully consider and come up with a foolproof plan!"

The implications of what Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng said were clear to Chen Xueyou and Zhang Wenshan. Out of the three spots, Zhu Tianpeng would definitely take one. If Sun Wukong took another, then only one was left, clearly meaning one of them would be eliminated!

This could not happen!

The two huddled together and whispered, as Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng paced back and forth in the inner hall, his face displaying a somber and anxious look.

"Got it!"

After a long while, Chen Xueyou suddenly shouted, stopping Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng in his tracks. He turned and fixed his gaze on Chen Xueyou and Zhang Wenshan, "What idea? Let’s hear it!"

"Marshal, do you remember the seal at the bottom of the Heavenly River?"

Chen Xueyou and Zhang Wenshan’s faces revealed a sly smirk as they leaned in towards Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng and whispered.

"The seal at the bottom of the Heavenly River? You mean the seal that binds the Demonic Beast Taotie? You’re thinking of..."

Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng’s eyes suddenly lit up; he understood what Chen Xueyou and Zhang Wenshan meant. They were planning to use the Demonic Beast Taotie to deal with Sun Wukong!

The Taotie was a fierce beast from ancient times, shaped like a sheep with a human face, eyes under its armpits, tiger teeth, and human hands. During the ancient era, it had a notorious reputation for ferocity. When the Demonic Realm emerged from the ancient Primeval times, the Taotie entered the Demonic Realm with the Demon Race.

Influenced by the Demon Spirit Qi, it evolved into an even more brutal demonic beast. Thousands of years ago, during the great war between immortals and demons, the Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan led the Demon Race army in an invasion of the Heavenly Court, and the Demonic Beast Taotie served as his foremost fierce general, with many Immortals and Gods dying at its hands.

Subsequently, the Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan was sealed by the Great Master of Xuan Du and Guang Chengzi, the leader of the Twelve Golden Immortals, and thrust into the Lower Realm, leading to the defeat and retreat of the Demon Race back into the Demonic Realm.

However, the ferocious Demonic Beast Taotie, unleashed in the Heavenly Court, rampaged everywhere, and in the end, it was the Primordial Heavenly Venerable who stepped in and sealed it beneath the bottom of the Heavenly River. It’s been thousands of years since then!

"Isn’t releasing the Demonic Beast Taotie to deal with that demon monkey too risky?"

The havoc the Demonic Beast Taotie wreaked within the Heavenly Court back then was no small matter. Many formidable immortals and gods were devoured by it, perishing in its gaping maw. If not for the intervention of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, the Heavenly Court might have been destroyed by it. Although it has been sealed for so many years, its power likely hasn’t diminished much. Continue your adventure with novelbuddy

If it were to cause chaos in the Heavenly Court again, the consequences would be more than Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng could bear!

"Marshal, fortune favors the bold. If we wish to defeat that demon monkey Sun Wukong, this is the only way! As for whether the Heavenly Court will descend into chaos after the demon monkey is devoured by the Demonic Beast Taotie, there’s no need for the marshal to worry about that. His Majesty the Jade Emperor will not allow Taotie to rampage through the Heavenly Court again!

And if His Majesty the Jade Emperor can’t handle it, isn’t there still The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable? If the Primordial Heavenly Venerable could seal the Demonic Beast Taotie once, he can do it a second time!"

"Hmm, that does seem somewhat reasonable..."

Deputy marshal Chen Xueyou’s words made Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng nod in agreement. It made sense; the present-day Heavenly Court was not the same as the newly established one thousands of years ago. With many strong figures around, should the Taotie cause a commotion, people would naturally take it down—there was no need for him to worry!

"Fine, let’s do as you say and use the Demonic Beast Taotie to deal with the demon monkey Sun Wukong! However, as for exactly how to lure that stinking monkey to the seal, we need to carefully strategize to ensure it’s foolproof!"

After gnashing his teeth, Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng made up his mind. Compared to the potential threat of the Demonic Beast Taotie, Sun Wukong’s menace seemed greater to him. Those destined for greatness must not fret over minor details; in desperate times, one must resort to desperate measures!

"Marshal, that’s easy. We just need to do this... this... and that demon monkey will certainly fall for it! Then, Marshal, you can rest without worries!"